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http://www.businessinsider.com/kim-kardashian-muscular-arms-meme-gym-kardashian-2018-2Kim Kardashian has very muscular arms in a new hilarious 'Gym Kardashian' meme — and it's going viralhttp://www.businessinsider.com/kim-kardashian-muscular-arms-meme-gym-kardashian-2018-2
Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:22:20 -0500Jacob Shamsian
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<li><strong>"Gym Kardashian" is a version of Kim Kardashian with huge, muscular arms.</strong></li>
<li><strong>It started out with a series of Photoshopped pictures that went viral on Twitter.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Now someone else Photoshopped other members of the family to have huge arms.</strong></li>
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<p>What would make <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/kim-kardashian" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kim Kardashian</a> even stronger? That's right: muscular arms.</p>
<p>On Monday, Jay George Photoshopped a bunch of stills from E!'s "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" so that she has bigger arms. When he posted them on Twitter, they went viral.</p>
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About to hit the gym <a href="https://t.co/p6Jf6w90MJ">pic.twitter.com/p6Jf6w90MJ</a> </p>— ✰ JAY ✰ (@jaypaulgeorge) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963205883973926913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a>
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I think I found my new hobby <a href="https://t.co/PAYMRM7wXz">pic.twitter.com/PAYMRM7wXz</a> </p>— ✰ JAY ✰ (@jaypaulgeorge) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963224402396528640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a>
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<p>The meme, <a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/gym-kardashian" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dubbed "Gym Kardashian,"</a> spread around the rest of Twitter as images of a powerful woman who could accomplish any physical task.</p>
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me after opening someone’s water bottle because they couldn’t do it themselves <a href="https://t.co/3WPJd4TSrU">pic.twitter.com/3WPJd4TSrU</a> </p>— diego (@shadesof666) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963560477468053504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a>
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me after bringing in all the groceries in one trip <a href="https://t.co/R2uTjr4P25">pic.twitter.com/R2uTjr4P25</a> </p>— FREDDY (@FreddyAmazin) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963785673785462785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2018</a>
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<p>It's also something of a confidence boost.</p>
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When he calls you bro <a href="https://t.co/hqkKaPAisc">pic.twitter.com/hqkKaPAisc</a> </p>— B (@Blerontinaaaa) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963453463253233664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a>
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boy: fight me 🙈😂👀<br>me: <a href="https://t.co/seOHoc2yIo">pic.twitter.com/seOHoc2yIo</a> </p>— twit (@gossipgriII) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963646887948619776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2018</a>
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<p>The meme inspired another Twitter user to buff up other members of the Kardashian-Jenner family.</p>
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i got bored so i was inspired by the buff kim k meme to make these <a href="https://t.co/K05c7JXrEq">pic.twitter.com/K05c7JXrEq</a> </p>— jay (@jaylynnrose__) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963965172975943680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2018</a>
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<p>And in real life, Kim is still striving to get there.</p>
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Thu, 15 Feb 2018 20:26:00 -0500Olivia Singh
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<p>2018 may have recently started, but some celebrity couples have already broken up. Some pairs were together for a few months before calling it quits, while others were together for more than 10 years.&nbsp;</p>
<p>From movie stars to reality TV stars, keep reading to see which celebrity couples have split so far.&nbsp;</p><h3>Julie Bowen and Scott Phillips</h3>
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<p><p>"Modern Family" actress Julie Bowen was married to Scott Phillips since 2004, but the couple has decided to divorce. In early February, <a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/904995/modern-family-s-julie-bowen-and-husband-separate-after-13-years-of-marriage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">it was announced that Bowen and Phillips were separating</a>. Days later, <a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/912276/julie-bowen-files-for-divorce-from-husband-scott-phillips" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bowen filed for divorce from Phillips</a> citing irreconcilable differences and also asking for joint custody of their three children, Oliver, John, and Gustav.&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tmz.com/2018/02/06/julie-bowen-husband-scott-phillips-divorce/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According to reports, the couple separated in 2017</a>.</p>
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<br/><br/><h3>Lena Dunham and Jack Antonoff</h3>
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<p><p><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/905271/lena-dunham-addresses-jack-antonoff-split-says-she-ll-always-wear-ring-ex-gave-her" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According to E!</a>, the actress and singer broke up in December 2017, but this wasn't revealed until early January. Their breakup was reportedly "amicable." In an Instagram live video, Dunham explained why she's still wearing a ring from the Bleachers musician.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span>"I'm wearing this ring that Jack gave me and I'll always wear it, because love is a really cool, powerful, eternal thing and it doesn't have to be defined the way we in Western culture define it as beginnings and ends," Dunham said.</span></p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>Elon Musk and Amber Heard</h3>
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<p><p>Amber Heard and Elon Musk first split in 2017 and in <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/elon-musk-inventors-plans-for-outer-space-cars-finding-love-w511747" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an interview with Rolling Stone</a>, Musk admitted that he was "really in love."&nbsp;</p>
<p>Musk added: "Well, she broke up with me more than I broke up with her, I think."&nbsp;</p>
<p>He also said that that the breakup lead to "severe emotional pain," and the couple briefly rekindled their relationship before <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2018/02/01/elon-musk-amber-heard-break-up/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly breaking up again</a>.&nbsp;</p>
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Thu, 15 Feb 2018 10:56:00 -0500Olivia Singh
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<li><strong>The controversy between actors Nicole Eggert and Scott Baio has become a topic of much discussion.</strong></li>
<li><strong>The two starred together on the '80s sitcom "Charles in Charge," where Baio played a college student who took care of Eggert's character and her two siblings. </strong></li>
<li><strong>Eggert alleges that Baio sexually abused her throughout her years as a minor on the show. She also said that she lost her virginity to him at 17 years old. </strong></li>
<li><strong>Baio denies these sexual abuse claims and says that she was a legal adult when they had sex, after the show had finished wrapping in 1990. </strong></li>
<li><strong>Eggert and Baio have recently been taking to Twitter, livestreams, and talk shows to defend their accounts of what happened during and after the filming of "Charles in Charge."</strong></li>
<li><strong>Alexander Polinsky, who also starred on "Charles in Charge," came forward with claims of his own against Baio. Baio has has denied the charges.</strong></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br>The controversy between Nicole Eggert, 46, and Scott Baio, 57, has played out across Twitter, live streams, talk show interviews, and online interviews. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The alleged incidents started in the '80s, when the two starred on "Charles in Charge." Since then, Eggert has spoken about her experience on the show, saying that Baio sexually abused her and they had sex when she was 17. Baio has repeatedly denied these allegations of abuse, providing his own version of the events. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Their versions of what actually happened throughout the years differ greatly. </span>Here's a look at what it's all about. </p>
<h3><strong>It all started when Eggert joined the cast of "Charles in Charge," the sitcom that Baio starred in as the title character. </strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5a7df6357101ad39ee4bf423-1440/charles-in-charge%20nicole%20eggert%20scott%20baio.jpeg" alt="charles in charge nicole eggert scott baio" data-mce-source="Universal TV" data-mce-caption="The cast of &amp;quotCharles in Charge.&amp;quot">Baio and Eggert's history dates back to the 1980s, when the two starred on </span><a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/CharlesInCharge" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Charles in Charge."</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> On the show, Baio played the titular character, a college student who took on the role of a nanny for a family consisting of three children. Although the show premiered on CBS on October 3, 1984, Eggert didn't join the cast until season two (which premiered on January 4, 1987), when "Charles in Charge" was revamped and became centered on a new family, the Powells. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eggert played Jamie Powell, the oldest sibling of three, and made her first appearance at the start of season two. Her younger siblings on the show, Sarah and Adam, were played by Josie Davis and Alexander Polinsky. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Polinsky later becomes relevant to Eggert's accounts of what she claims happened with Baio while on set. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Charles in Charge" ended after five total seasons and the final episode aired on November 10, 1990. Following the conclusion of the show, Eggert continued acting in other TV movies and series, most notably, "Baywatch." Baio also went on to land roles in shows like "Arrested Development" and "See Dad Run."</span></p>
<h3><strong>The show ended in 1990, and according an interview Eggert did in 2013, her and Baio were on good terms.</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In April 2013, Eggert <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/news/nicole-eggert-on-her--splash--accident-photo---i-probably-shouldn-t-have-posted-it--224504321.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">did an interview with Yahoo</a> to promote "Splash," a reality TV show that she was a contestant on. When asked about the possibility of appearing on one of Baio's shows, Eggert was open to the idea. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I would love to work with him," she said. "There are a lot of weird, strange rumors about things that went on between us, but we became really good friends and everything is way more innocent than it was made out to be. We definitely had a fun time, and he definitely was a big part of my growing up, and I think the other two kids from the show would say the same thing. I would love to work with him again, and I'm friends with his wife. And yeah, totally, it would be so much fun.”</span></p>
<h3><strong>That same year, she did another interview and revealed that she lost her virginity to Baio when she was 17 years old, and said it occurred after the show was over. </strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In late 2013, Eggert </span><a href="https://theblast.com/nicole-eggert-scott-baio-minor-charles-charge/?utm_source=relicagency&amp;utm_medium=Partner&amp;utm_campaign=relicagency" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">did a radio interview with Nik Richie</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, where she discussed personal details about her relationship history. During the interview, she revealed that she lost her virginity to a famous person. When the interviewer correctly guessed that Baio was the star Eggert was referring to, she said that it occurred after "Charles in Charge" wrapped.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"It was way after," Eggert said. "We weren't even shooting anymore. Here's the honest truth. I had another boyfriend."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After saying this, the interviewer pointed out that Eggert must have been approximately 13 years old while on the sitcom. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I was 17," she said. "It was years later, OK? I was 17, I started dating this other guy, and I did not want to be a virgin. I was like, embarrassed that I was a virgin."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She added, "I needed someone to like, pop a cherry and make me a veteran." Eggert also said that the experience hurt and wasn't enjoyable. "The first time isn't fun for a girl."</span></p>
<h3><strong>In 2016, "The Dr. Oz Show" planned on having Eggert on the show to discuss what happened with Baio in the past. </strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Talk of Eggert and Baio's relationship resurfaced in 2016, when Eggert was in the process of being scheduled to appear on "The Dr. Oz Show." Due to conflicting details in Eggert's account of what happened between her and Baio, </span><a href="http://www.tmz.com/2018/01/30/dr-oz-nicole-eggert-scott-baio-sexual-assault-new-taping/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">the segment was discarded</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<h3><strong>Another actor from the show, who played Eggert's younger brother, came forward with allegations of his own against Baio. </strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In early December 2017, Polinsky <a href="http://instinctmagazine.com/post/alexander-polinsky-demands-scott-baio-speak-abuse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted a series of now-deleted tweets</a> saying that he also experienced sexual abuse from Baio while on the set of "Charles in Charge."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the deleted tweets read: "I want to speak with him about the abuse I suffered and witnessed on the set of Charles in Charge. Physical, mental, verbal &amp; sexual abuse. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Please retweet this with maximum effort."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In another deleted tweet, Polinsky said that Baio's wife, Renee, reached out to him on Twitter via direct messaging, but he wanted a response from Baio. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eggert noticed the tweets from Polinsky before he deleted them, and </span><a href="https://twitter.com/NicoleEggert/status/937072232156692481" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">showed support</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by asking her followers to retweet his post about his alleged abuse.</span></p>
<h3><strong>Eggert reportedly filmed an interview for "The Dr. Oz Show" in early January 2018, despite confusing aspects of her story. </strong></h3>
<p><a href="http://www.tmz.com/2018/01/30/nicole-eggert-scott-baio-underage-sex-dr-oz-megyn-kelly/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to TMZ</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Eggert ended up filming a segment for "The Dr. Oz Show" on January 10, 2018 to give her side of the story, but it wasn't scheduled to air. This was reportedly due to a cease and desist letter from Baio's lawyer, who said that Eggert's timeline of events didn't make sense. </span></p>
<h3><strong>Eggert sparked public discussion when she took to Twitter and alluded to an incident that took place between her and Baio when she was a minor. </strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A few weeks later, Eggert saw a political tweet that mentioned Scott Baio, who has </span><a href="https://twitter.com/ScottBaio/status/822457575119712256" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">made it clear that he's a supporter of Trump</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. She <a href="https://twitter.com/NicoleEggert/status/957293940624912384" target="_blank" rel="noopener">quoted the tweet</a> and said, "</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ask</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">@scottbaio</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> what happened in his garage at his house when I was a minor. Creep."</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The tweet gained plenty of attention online, and Eggert responded to some comments — but <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/actress-nicole-eggert-claims-scott-baio-molested-her-as-a-minor-1079116">d</a></span><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/actress-nicole-eggert-claims-scott-baio-molested-her-as-a-minor-1079116"><span style="font-weight: 400;">eleted the tweets</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. In the deleted tweets, Eggert said that she was a "molested child" and the sexual abuse happened when she was 14, 15, 16, and 17 years old. She added that Baio penetrated her with his finger and it "wasn't a one time deal."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Baio's wife, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Renee, then <a href="https://twitter.com/MrsScottBaio/status/957320256359317504" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded to Eggert's claim</a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://twitter.com/MrsScottBaio/status/957320256359317504" target="_blank" rel="noopener">s</a>, stating that Scott's legal team sent her cease and desist letters. </span></p>
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<h3><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Baio went live on Facebook to debunk Eggert's claims and share his side of story.</strong> </span></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Two hours after Renee tweeted Eggert, Scott </span><a href="https://twitter.com/ScottBaio/status/957351071503998976" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">tweeted and said that he was going live on Facebook</span></a> "<span style="font-weight: 400;">to prove her claims are 100% lies."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He also </span><a href="https://twitter.com/ScottBaio/status/957361727640776704" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">added</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that he would be sharing his evidence supporting his side of the story online following the Facebook livestream. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shortly after Baio's tweets, Adam Carl, </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0538806/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_25" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">who appeared on one episode of "Charles in Charge"</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that aired in September 1988, <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamWho/status/957374701491306496" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted in support of Eggert's claims</a> that she was sexually abused by Baio. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If the alleged incident happened around the time that episode was filmed, that means that Eggert was under the age of 18, which was and still is the legal age of consent in California, where the show was filmed. Baio would have been in his 20s, since he is 11 years older than Eggert. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Baio then </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/381726605193429/videos/1831250976907644/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">went live on Facebook</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for approximately 16 minutes on January 27, during which he sat at a desk and presented sheets of paper with his own details regarding his encounters with Eggert. His wife filmed the video and interjected at times to remind Baio to mention certain details. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"The reason I'm doing Facebook live is because nobody can edit me," Baio said. "Nobody can change what I said. These are my words and what I'm telling you is the truth, so I'm gonna knock down all these false claims against me. My reputation is being damaged, my family is being put through this, and I'm done."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Baio added: "I'm being accused of inappropriately touching her — Nicole Eggert — when she was a minor and having sex with her when she was a minor."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He pointed out that in 2007, Eggert appeared on Baio's show, "Scott Baio Is 45 ... And Single," and added that "she's been in our home" and "she was my wife's friend."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Baio proceeded to show the camera several papers that he claims are evidence defending him. </span></p>
<p>"In 2012, she started rumors that I had sex with her when she was a minor," Baio said. "17 is illegal and I'm going to disprove that that happened. During 2012 and 2013, she was promoting three reality shows and all of a sudden these claims came up again about me doing inappropriate things with her. And again, I kept my mouth shut because usually when false claims in the past have been made against me against, they just go away, but for some reason, she will not let this one go away. So I did not respond."</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Baio then brought up the tweets from December between Polinsky and Eggert, saying that they "decided to team up on Twitter and come after me"</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to Baio, "my legal team wrote both of them formal letters telling them both and their representatives if they have a claim, go to the police."</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"We told them to go to the police," he continued. "They chose not to. They chose to go to social media with these claims. If you have a real claim, you go to the real people, not social media, where people like me get beat up."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He then addressed Polinsky's deleted tweets regarding the alleged things he saw on the set of "Charles in Charge."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Just so you know how it works on the set of a situation comedy, when you have minors on the set of a situation comedy, when they're not on the set working, they are in the classroom with the teacher," he said. "The teacher brings them to the set and on the set is their parents and their teachers. My dad was there, crew guys were there, writers were there. So what he's talking about, I have no idea."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Baio also referenced Eggert's 2012 interview with Yahoo, where she spoke about Baio in a positive manner and said that she "</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">would love to work with him."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to Baio, on January 16, he was notified about Eggert potentially appearing on "The Dr. Oz Show" via his agent. He allegedly received an email from a show producer, who said they were going to feature Eggert "in connection with her allegations of sexual impropriety with Scott Baio when she was underage."</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Baio said that his legal team sent letters to "The Dr. Oz Show" and producer Harpo Productions saying that the claims were false. According to Baio, his team received back letters asking detailed questions about his history with Eggert.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He then played the audio from Eggert's 2013 interview with Nik Richie Radio, where she stated that she lost her virginity to Baio when she was 17 years old, and then showed the camera a printed out copy of Eggert's IMDb profile page. He pointed out her birthday, which is January 13, 1972, and then showed a script cover from "Charles in Charge," dated from May 18, 1990. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to Baio, that particular episode aired in November of that year and they filmed five more episodes after the May 18 episode. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If Eggert and Baio had sex after the show was completed, that would mean it happened sometime in 1990, after Eggert had already turned 18 in January and therefore a legal adult. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Baio continued to recount the events with Nicole from his point of view. According to Baio, Eggert initiated the incident.</span></p>
<p>"I remember her calling me and asking to come over, and coming in my house one time and seducing me," he said "Now, any normal, heterosexual, red blooded, American guy, the outcome would have been the same. Same thing would have happened. She seduced me, came in the house and started kissing me."</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After Baio allegedly shared this information with "The Dr. Oz Show" and Harpo Productions, he claimed that he received a text saying that "they are killing the show with Nicole."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to Baio, he also received a call from TMZ's Harvey Levin two or three days before the Facebook livestream, asking questions that he debunked. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Nicole Eggert continues to shop this story around with Lisa Bloom [her attorney] now and shopping it to social media, to television, to whomever will listen to it, and I don't know why," Baio said. "Maybe she's looking for something. I don't know."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He concluded his livestream saying: "The real problem with this is that people with legitimate claims aren't being taken seriously and that's too bad."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The following day after Baio's livestream, he <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottBaio/status/957709816423526400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted a written statement</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the statement, he repeated what he said in the livestream and continued to accuse Eggert of lying. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Only after Nicole Eggert was proven to be dishonest in her 'sex at 17' allegations did she create a new story about sexual contact at an even younger age," he said. "For the record, they are false too."</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He also <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottBaio/status/957490789994577920" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted Eggert a link</a> to an article that discussed his defense against her.</span></p>
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<h3><strong>In late January, Nik Richie came forward with a statement.</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On January 29, Bloom thanked Nik Richie for </span><a href="https://thedirty.com/city/hollywood-city/regarding-my-interview-with-nicole-eggert/#post-2237698" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">sharing his own statement</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in regards to the controversy. As pointed out in other interviews, Richie and Eggert share the same manager. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the statement, Richie recalled the interview with Eggert. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nicole was distraught after the interview and off air she was an emotional wreck," he said. "She told me it was much worse than she described on air. She said, 'H</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">e molested me as a child and I didn't know any better.'</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> I can vividly remember that statement. It's not one you would forget."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He added: "She told me more details that I cannot recall now since this was long ago. She was visibly shaken and her eyes were watering. I apologized for pushing her too hard and should have been more sympathetic (but I wanted to break the story of them having sex). I gave her a hug and changed the topic to our daughters to make her smile. I wish now I had done more."</span></p>
<h3><strong>Eggert then took her story to NBC's "Megyn Kelly Today," appearing on the show with her lawyer.</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On January 30, Eggert appeared on "Megyn Kelly Today," <a href="https://twitter.com/NicoleEggert/status/958326670938787840" target="_blank" rel="noopener">speaking out and telling her side of the story</a>. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"We started filming the show in September of '86, when I was 14, and he immediately took to me and befriended me and earned my trust," Eggert said. "And then he started expressing his love for me and … talking about marriage in the future. Then, I was still 14, before my 15th birthday, we were at his house, in his car, in his garage, and he reached over and he penetrated me with his finger and that is when the sexual touching and abuse started, after that."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When Kelly asked if Eggert recalls being a willing participant at the time, Eggert said: "I was very young and it was shocking, a little. I had never experienced anything like that before either. He was playing not only on my emotions, but on my hormones and all of those things. And the issue with him is that he was our boss and he also was telling me, 'You can't tell anybody, this is illegal, I'll go to jail, the show will be over, everybody will be sued, you'll be out of a job and you'll ruin everybody's life' and it's scary. It's intimidating, especially when you're that young."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eggert said that this happened "probably once a week," in addition to "groping," "fondling," "pulling me on his lap," and "trying to sneak kisses in the back, which other cast members saw" on set. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eggert reiterated her claim that the first time they had sexual intercourse was when she was a minor at 17 years old, whereas Baio claims she was at least 18 years old. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The actress added that feelings of shame and the possibility of jeopardizing the show if people found out drove her decision to keep quiet. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"What my truth is, is that I wasn't ready to tell my story," she said. "For me, it was always protecting the show and protecting that whole legacy that nothing happened there. That was my delusion and that was my cover up, always. And that's not the first time I covered it up. I did it my whole life. I always lied about it because I didn't want anybody to know."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She said that she spoke positively about Baio during her Yahoo interview because she was ashamed and explained why she appeared on Baio's reality TV show in 2007. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"The reality show was about him having therapy for womanizing, and that's what people don't understand," Eggert said. "I went on that show to call him out on some of the women he mistreated on our set, that's what that appearance was about. Yeah, I appeared on it, but it wasn't a positive, 'Oh, let's have ice cream.' It was about womanizing."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When Kelly questioned Eggert about her Nik Richie interview, where she spoke in a "cavalier" manner, Eggert said it was part of her attempt to cover up her version of the truth. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I'm really good at covering it up," she said. "I got really good at it. I got really good at bearing it and putting it away in a box and just saying, 'No, that's not me. That didn't happen to me.' Nik, he's put out a statement because there was stuff that didn't make that interview, where I did tell him that I was molested and there was so much more to the story."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She added, 'I was in the moment of the show and the vibe of the show and I just wasn't ready to tell my story. I just wasn't."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eggert also stands by her claims that Baio initiated their contact when she was 17 years old. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I was a willing participant to a certain extent. There was a lot of manipulation that went into it. It wasn't a hold me down, rape me kind of situation. No, not at all. I was 17."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whereas Baio claims that Eggert went to his house and seduced him, she says it happened in her home. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"It was at my house, first of all." she said. "It was at my house in my spare bedroom. He laid down a towel and it happened there."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to Eggert, she has "no doubt in my mind" that she was underage when this occurred. "And in fact, he didn't treat me well on set after it happened. He was quite mean to me afterwards."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eggert added that Polinsky witnessed inappropriate cuddling between her and Baio on the set, and that other cast mates have discussed the abuse in private when they get together. She also denied Baio's claim that all minors are supervised at all times on set. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eggert said that Polinsky deleted his tweets against Baio because "he got really bullied by Scott and Scott's lawyers and he was frightened," and she deleted some of hers "because I just wanted the first tweet to just keep it clean. Once you start getting into a Twitter war, it just gets messy and ugly and it's not my favorite social media platform to begin with and it's a really nasty place to be."</span></p>
<h3><strong>Baio then appeared on ABC's "Good Morning America," and fired back at Eggert's accusations. </strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On January 31, Baio <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottBaio/status/958448848262721536" target="_blank" rel="noopener">went on "Good Morning America"</a> to "answer Nicole Eggert's false charges with evidence and facts."</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During his interview, Baio said that Eggert's accounts are inconsistent and change. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I'm trying to figure out which time she's lying and which time she's not lying because the story seems to change quite a bit and I can't keep up with her quite honestly," he said. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Baio added: "How any of this could have happened is absolutely impossible and I don't know how anybody can believe what she's saying when her first allegation of having sex when we were 17 had proven to be 100% false. And, her story keeps changing. She makes up new things and by the way, I'm not the first person she's done this to."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In regards to working with Eggert on "Charles in Charge," Baio said, "It was one of my favorite jobs I've ever done."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I can tell you, and I mean this sincerely, one of the most fun things I've ever done," he added. "Talented girl, we had a great time on the set. Everybody liked each other, everybody got along."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In response to Eggert's claims that he sought her out and initiated contact with her by going to her home, Baio denied it. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He concluded his interview saying: "People are forgetting this and it's very important how this is affecting me, why somebody would come after me, my reputation, and stop me from doing something that I love doing, that I've been doing since I was nine years old. And more important than that, is my wife. And I have a 10-year-old daughter, and my 10-year-old daughter does not need to be hearing this from friends at school, these false allegations. Her job is not to defend me. My job is to defend my daughter. Her job is to be 10 years old and that's why this has got to stop."</span></p>
<h3><strong>Eggert's interview with Dr. Oz aired on TV after filming it earlier in the month and going back to do shoot additional material. </strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The same day Baio appeared on "GMA," Eggert's </span><a href="http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/breaking-news-nicole-eggert-s-sexual-abuse-allegations-against-scott-baio?video_id=5722708691001" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">interview with Dr. Oz</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> also aired. </span><a href="http://www.tmz.com/2018/01/31/dr-oz-nicole-eggert-tv-show-scott-baio-sexual-assault-timeline/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to reports from TMZ</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Eggert went back to the studio that week to film additional interview segments. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I knew it was wrong, I knew all along all of it was wrong because I was constantly reminded that it had to be a secret," Eggert said during the interview. "And whenever somebody asks you to keep a secret, it's wrong, yet, being a teenager and dealing with hormones and going through puberty and all of that, I sort of stayed in it and just kept quiet."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When asked if she thinks what allegedly occurred was abuse, Eggert said, "I most definitely think it's abuse. I think that no matter if his feelings were genuine or not as far as loving me, he should have known better and he knew it was illegal and as an adult, you choose not to go down that path, you don't do that."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As Eggert mentioned in past statements, she stayed silent and feared telling others about what she allegedly experienced.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I didn't tell anybody at all," she said. "He also had conversations with me being very clear with it. Nobody could know and that it was illegal and that everybody could lose their job, including myself, and that it would just be this horrible can of worms and I didn't want that either, so I stayed silent."</span></p>
<h3><strong>But Eggert's appearance on the show didn't go smoothly. </strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A video acquired from the day Eggert filmed reshoots showed Eggert and her team visibly angry at the production team from "The Dr. Oz Show."</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"The whole thing seemed like an attack on me," Eggert is heard saying in the video. "It really seems like Scott Baio's position has been … his side has been taken and it feels like sabotage and it's horrible. If you just didn't believe my story, just say 'I don't believe it' and don't drag me through the mud over something I have no idea …"</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eggert was referring to being asked about the age and birthday of one of her friends from when she was on the sitcom. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"The fact that matters is that I was 17 years when I was raped," she said. "Do you understand that? It doesn't matter how old my friend is. Her birthday is irrelevant. I don't care if she was 16, I don't care if she was 11, she knew she was keeping a secret for me and the fact that you guys would try to debunk my truth and my reality over something so stupid and I couldn't be prepared because I don't know her birthday off the top of my head and then you just make me look like I'm making s--- up — it's disgusting."</span></p>
<h3><strong>Eggert and Baio continued taking shots at each other on Twitter.</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eggert also <a href="https://twitter.com/NicoleEggert/status/959205013665951745" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took to Twitter</a> to share an article, again referring to Baio as a "creep."</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The next day, she <a href="https://twitter.com/NicoleEggert/status/959516908453154816" target="_blank" rel="noopener">urged women to continue sharing their stories</a> and propelling the Time's Up movement.</span></p>
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To all the women who have reached out and now have the strength to tell their story is why we speak out. We stand together and that far surpasses any hateful meaningless comments ❤️ stay strong <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/timesup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#timesup</a> </p>— Nicole Eggert (@NicoleEggert) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/959516908453154816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2018</a>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Baio also <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottBaio/status/959607902469210112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took to Twitter</a>, again accusing Eggert of changing her story.</span></p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NicoleEggert?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NicoleEggert</a>’s claims in 2013 vs. today. She has NO explanation for her changing stories, because there is none. <a href="https://t.co/jcDvcCzSdh">https://t.co/jcDvcCzSdh</a> </p>— Scott Baio (@ScottBaio) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/959607902469210112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2018</a>
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<h3>After Baio challenged Eggert to take her claims to the police rather than broadcast on social media, Eggert filed a report and discussed her actions on "The Talk."</h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On February 6, Eggert was </span><a href="http://www.tmz.com/2018/02/06/nicole-eggert-scott-baio-police-report-rape-sexual-assault/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">seen filing a police report against Baio</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, accompanied by her lawyer and Polinsky. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The next day, </span><a href="https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-talk/video?watch=6ttw1qov6g&amp;show=the-talk" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eggert appeared on CBS's "The Talk"</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and confirmed that she filed a police report. She said that "the police report really is going to speak for itself" and she has "at least 10 witnesses that made statements," including people from the set of "Charles in Charge," like Polinsky.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On "The Talk," they shared Polinsky's statement, which he stands by despite deleting past tweets against Baio.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Working on the set of 'Charles in Charge' from age 11 to 15 was no picnic, it was a toxic environment," Polinsky said. "I witnessed Scott Baio acting inappropriately towards Nicole Eggert during my first year of working on the show. I walked in on them together behind the set. Nicole was on Scott's lap and he did not appreciate my intrusion. He yelled at me and called me various homophobic slurs."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He continued: "Growing up on the show I received regular verbal attacks, mental abuse and I also suffered a physical assault at the hands of Scott Baio. There is no excuse for his behavior. It is abhorrent."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Both Nicole and I were minors," he said. "We deserved safe passage to do our jobs and also be kids. If we want to change the culture, we have to bring out the truth, take back control from the abusers, and make them listen to the pain of their victims."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Polinsky concluded: "For the sake of the next generation of young artists we must empower parents and social workers to heed the signals, ask the proper questions and protect children from monsters in the workplace. The cycle of abuse must stop. Even 30 years after the acts, they still matter."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eggert also addressed Baio's statements that she was an adult by the time they had sexual intercourse.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"He really wants to focus on whether I was 17 or 18 when we had intercourse and at the end of the day, that's irrelevant at this point," she said. "Whether that happened or didn't happen, let's talk about what you did when I was 14 years old."</span></p>
<h3><strong>At a press conference held on February 14, Polinsky made additional claims against Baio. </strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Polinksy, Eggert, and Bloom <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/charles-charge-star-alexander-polinsky-accuses-scott-baio-child-abuse-1084747" target="_blank" rel="noopener">held a press conference where Polinsky came forward with detailed allegations against Baio</a>. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to Polinsky, he was repeatedly physically and verbally abused by Baio while on the set of "Charles in Charge" between the ages of 12 and 15. <a href="http://www.etonline.com/scott-baios-charles-in-charge-co-star-alexander-polinsky-accuses-him-of-harassment-and-abusive?linkId=48114834" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Polinsky said that Baio started abusing him after he caught Eggert sitting on Baio's lap</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I was so naive, I hopped on his lap, expecting to hear a story about Fonzi or 'Happy Days' or something awesome," Polinsky said. "Instead of a story, Scott Baio threw me off of him and called me f-----, while Nicole laughed. I felt confusion, shame, then fear when I realized I had judged the situation wrong. It was not innocent, it was sexual in nature."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Following that incident, Baio allegedly started harassing Polinksy while at work. Polinksy said that Baio threw hot tea in his face, cut a hole into his dressing room and exposed his genitals to Polinsky, and pulled his pants down in front of 100 people. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"He repeatedly told me about gay sex acts that he would tell me I would grow up to perform," Polinsky added. "Scott told me of his sexual conquests with young girls and co-stars of the show, at the same time trying to convince me that I was unlovable, defective, and branding me with the most vulgar words for homosexuals that exist."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Polinsky also said that the years of alleged abuse led to a period of depression.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I believe I was being subjected to mental torture in retaliation for what I had seen," Polinksy said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During the press conference, Eggert also supported Polinsky's claims of abuse and explained why she didn't speak up. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I feel horrible and guilty that I didn't stand up to him at the time, but I myself was a child," Eggert said. "We were children. But Alex was consistently picked on, tripped, pushed around, berated with horrendous homosexual slurs, all because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and saw what he wasn't supposed to see."</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Polinksy and Eggert both hope that by coming forward with their stories, children working in the entertainment industry will get access to more protection and won't experience the things he allegedly did as a child actor.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> want to finally put this behind me," he said. "If kids are going to work in the entertainment industry, shouldn't they be protected from abuse?"</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eggert added: "This type of abuse should not happen to anyone, especially kids in the workplace. It is never too late to come forward. It is never too late to start your healing process."</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Taking to Twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/Alex_Polinsky/status/963844769850933248" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Polinsky reiterated his stance on the subject</a>, saying: "To change the culture we must be fierce in our words of truth and fearless about how we love."</span></p>
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They may shame you, abuse you, hurt you physically but... fear not.<br><br>The way out is the way through. <br><br>The trolls may leave their troll droppings around but... don’t worry about them. <br><br>To change the culture we must be fierce in our words of truth and fearless about how we love. </p>— Alexander Polinsky (@Alex_Polinsky) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963844769850933248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2018</a>
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<h3>Later that day, Baio's team held a press conference also. </h3>
<p>Baio <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottBaio/status/963810878226292737" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took to Twitter to announce that his team would be holding a press conference of their own</a>.</p>
<p><span>"I've tried my best to let the proper authorities handle this matter," Baio wrote. "It now seems they want a 'horse and pony' show."</span></p>
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I've tried my best to let the proper authorities handle this matter. It now seems they want a "horse &amp; pony" show. <a href="https://t.co/hWJD4GFkXI">pic.twitter.com/hWJD4GFkXI</a> </p>— Scott Baio (@ScottBaio) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963810878226292737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2018</a>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/ScottBaio/status/964048215694651393" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Baio didn't attend the press conference because he was with his daughter</a>, but his representatives, <span>Brian Glicklich, and Jennifer McGrath, spoke on his behalf. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/381726605193429/videos/1851756558190419/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The conference was streamed live on Baio's Facebook page</a>.</span></p>
<p><span>They <a href="http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/scott-bail-press-conference-denies-sexual-abuse-nicole-eggert-alexander-polinsky-1202699184/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">read a statement from Baio</a>, where he said that he's the "target of false claims that threaten everything that is important in my life" and is "stunned" that people are going after him and his family. </span></p>
<p>"Scott denies every single claim of inappropriate behavior and there is absolutely nothing when you examine the facts and the evidence and the claims that have been made — almost every one of them can be refuted with evidence," Glicklich and McGrath said.</p>
<p>The representatives also accused Polinsky and Eggert's claims of being inaccurate due to conflicting information. </p>
<section></section><p>"Alexander Polinsky, like<span> </span>Nicole Eggert, has made multiple inconsistent statements," McGrath said. "And just like Eggert, Polinsky makes his statements in front of cameras with his lawyer Lisa Bloom, who many of you know, just defended Harvey Weinstein."</p>
<p>Glicklich also added that this isn't the first time Eggert's claims have been questioned in cases.</p>
<p>"Eggert has a track record of making false statements in criminal cases, and that is going to come out," he said</p>
<p>The conference ended with McGrath stating that Baio intends to explore legal action options once the LAPD's investigation is over.</p>
<p>"When this police investigation concludes and Scott is cleared of any wrongdoing, he will pursue any and all legal options available to him to anyone who has knowingly made false claims about him," the attorney said.</p>
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Thu, 15 Feb 2018 10:16:00 -0500Daniel Boan
<p><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5a85a49e42e1cc1ce9672fde-810/gettyimages-682002018.jpg" alt="Julianne Hough" data-mce-source="Marcus Ingram/Getty Images"></p><p></p>
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<li><strong>Julianne Hough recently debuted her new fiery red hair color on Instagram.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Hough wrote "I have never felt more like ME than I do right now!!" in the caption.</strong></li>
<li><strong>She also wrote that she's been thinking about making the change for six years.</strong></li>
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<p>We're only two months into 2018 and celebrities are already making some major <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/hair-transformation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hair transformations.</a></p>
<p>While celebrities like <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/selena-gomez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Selena Gomez</a> and <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/emma-watson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emma Watson</a> are adding bangs of all different shapes and lengths to their look, <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/julianne-hough" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Julianne Hough</a> decided to completely overhaul her <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/hair" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hair</a> color. She traded in her signature blonde locks for a fiery shade of red. </p>
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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://instagram.com/p/BfMVs1-DkQM/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_top">🔥 I have never felt more like ME than I do right now!! I have always felt like a red head my whole life, even to the point that I've thought that my future daughter would 100% be a red head! I've seriously talked about doing this for 6 years, ask anyone who knows me...and now that I'm on this new journey, exploring and finding out who I truly am, I said screw it! I feel more feminine and alive and I love it! 🙌🏼 . Thank you to @ambahhh at @ninezeroone for making my hair dreams come true! #divinefeminine #femmefatale #rubyredvalentine</a>
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<p>The <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/dancing-with-the-stars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Dancing with the Stars"</a> favorite debuted her new look on Instagram, and she has some newfound confidence to go with it. </p>
<p>"<span>I have never felt more like ME than I do right now!!" Hough wrote in the caption before adding, "I feel more feminine and alive and I love it!" </span></p>
<p><span>She also said that she's always felt like a redhead, and has been thinking about making the change for quite a while. </span><span>"I've seriously talked about doing this for 6 years, ask anyone who knows me," Hough wrote. "And now that I'm on this new journey, exploring and finding out who I truly am, I said screw it!"</span></p>
<p><span>Hough's last major hair makeover came in July 2016 when she got a "modern perm," which <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/emma-stone-perm-photos-2018-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emma Stone also recently tried.</a></span></p>
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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://instagram.com/p/BDjJrbCCf7w/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_top">Today, I woke up like this! 🤗😍🙆🏼 thanks to my @ninezeroone family for giving me the PERM I asked for 6 years ago! Bye bye straight hair, hello sexy beach waves! #kingofperms #olaplex</a>
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<p>"<span>I have never felt more like ME than I do right now!! I have always felt like a red head my whole life, even to the point that I've thought that my future daughter would 100% be a red head! I've seriously talked about doing this for 6 years, ask anyone who knows me...and now that I'm on this new journey, exploring and finding out who I truly am, I said screw it! I feel more feminine and alive and I love it!"</span><br><br><span>Thank you to </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ambahhh/">@ambahhh</a><span> at </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ninezeroone/">@ninezeroone</a><span> for making my hair dreams come true! </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/divinefeminine/">#divinefeminine</a><span> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/femmefatale/">#femmefatale</a><span></span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/rubyredvalentine/">#rubyredvalentine"</a></p>
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Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:49:00 -0500Jacob Shamsian
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<li><strong>Natalie Portman said she didn't know her character was supposed to be Asian in "Annihilation."</strong></li>
<li><strong>Her character's ethnicity wasn't made clear until the sequel to the book the movie was based on.</strong></li>
<li><strong>The movie's script was written before the second book was released.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Portman said in the same interview that Hollywood needs to get better at on-screen representation. of different ethnicities.</strong></li>
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<p><br />Natalie Portman said she didn't know her character in her latest movie, "Annihilation," was of Asian heritage in the book the movie is adapted from.</p>
<p>"Well, that does sound problematic," <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/natalie-portman-takes-annihilation-whitewashing-accusations-155614778.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Portman told Yahoo Entertainment</a>. "I actually didn't know that."</p>
<p>"Annihilation" is about a group of scientists who venture on a mission to find a lost group of soldiers in an environmental disaster zone. It's based on the book by&nbsp;Jeff VanderMeer, who ultimately wrote a trilogy of novels.</p>
<p>The movie <a href="https://screenrant.com/annihilation-whitewashing-alex-garland/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has been criticized for whitewashed casting</a> of its two main characters, played by Portman and Jennifer Jason Leigh.</p>
<p>In the novels, Portman's character is of Asian descent while Jason Leigh's is part Caucasian and part American-Indian. Jason Leigh also told Yahoo Entertainment that she didn't know her character's ethnicity.</p>
<h3>Her character's ethnicity is never addressed in the first book.</h3>
<p>In the book "Annihilation," characters are referred to by their job &mdash; they're "the biologist," "the psychologist," et cetera. It isn't until&nbsp;VanderMeer's later books that readers learn their ethnicities.</p>
<p><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5a849edb42e1cc132502788b-1733/natalie-portman-alex-garland-annihilation.jpg" alt="natalie portman alex garland annihilation" data-mce-source="Paramount Pictures" data-mce-caption="Alex Garland directing Natalie Portman on the set of &amp;quotAnnihilation.&amp;quot" /></p>
<p>The movie's writer and director, Alex Garland, told Yahoo Entertainment that he adapted the first novel before it was released and before the sequels were written. And with&nbsp;VanderMeer's blessing, Garland wrote a deliberately unfaithful adaptation of the book, without even taking the sequels into account.</p>
<p>"I knew at that time there were supposed to be three books planned, but I didn't know [anything] about the other two," he said.</p>
<h3>"Annihilation" has a diverse cast overall.</h3>
<p>While Portman and Jason Leigh don't have the same ethnicities as their characters, "Annihilation" has a much more diverse cast than the typical Hollywood film. It's rounded out by&nbsp;Gina Rodriguez,&nbsp;Tessa Thompson, Oscar Isaac,&nbsp;David Gyasi,&nbsp;Sonoya Mizuno, and&nbsp;Benedict Wong.</p>
<p><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5a849edb42e1cc132502788c-2000/annihilation-movie-female-cast.jpg" alt="annihilation movie female cast" data-mce-source="Paramount Pictures" data-mce-caption="Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, and Tuva Novotny in &amp;quotAnnihilation.&amp;quot" /></p>
<p>In her interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Portman said movies need to do better when it comes to representing different&nbsp;<span>ethnicities</span> on screen.</p>
<p>"We need more representation of Asians on film, of Hispanics on film, of blacks on film, and women and particularly women of color, Native Americans &mdash; I mean, we just don't have enough representation," Portman said.</p>
<p>Representation in media has real-life consequences, Portman said.</p>
<p>"These categories like 'white' and 'nonwhite' &mdash; they're imagined classifications but have real-life consequences," Portman said. "I hope that begins to change&nbsp;because I think everyone is becoming more conscious of it."</p>
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Wed, 14 Feb 2018 11:08:38 -0500Susanna Heller
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<li><strong>People just discovered that a <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/beyonce" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beyoncé Knowles-Carter</a> wax figure in <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/niagara-falls" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada</a>, looks nothing like the <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/celebrity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">superstar</a>.</strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> users are having a field day.</strong></li>
<li><strong>This isn't the first time that a wax museum has created a questionable Beyoncé <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/wax-figure" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wax figure</a>.</strong></li>
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<p><br>You've probably heard the saying before: Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is flawless. Wax replicas of the superstar, on the other hand, could use some work.</p>
<p>On Sunday, writer <a href="https://www.amascriver.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ama Scriver</a> tweeted a picture of a Beyoncé figurine that looks nothing like its namesake.</p>
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According to the curators of the wax museum in Niagara Falls, this is Beyoncé. 🧐🧐🧐 <a href="https://t.co/jrhd1J1qlI">pic.twitter.com/jrhd1J1qlI</a> </p>— Ama Scriver (@amascriver) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/962797041612181504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2018</a>
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<p>The figure can be found at <a href="http://www.ripleys.com/niagarafalls/#attractions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Louis Tussaud's Waxworks</a> in <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/travel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada</a>. But this isn't the first time that the <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/museum" target="_blank" rel="noopener">museum</a> has been criticized for its inaccurate portrayal of Knowles-Carter, which some people consider whitewashing. In January 2017, Vice visited the museum to see the figure after people first criticized it online, calling the figure a "<a href="https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/ezx37w/we-investigated-a-niagara-falls-wax-museums-disturbing-injustice-to-beyonce" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disturbing injustice to Beyoncé</a>."</p>
<p>Still, it's like people are discovering the inaccuracy for the first time. Twitter users are having a field day with the picture.</p>
<p>Journalist and writer <span><a href="http://kashanacauley.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kashana Cauley</a> said the Beyoncé figurine looks a lot like Dee Reynolds (Kaitlin Olson) from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."</span></p>
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Breaking: Beyoncé is now Dee from ”Always Sunny.” <a href="https://t.co/Zz7cDXG3B2">https://t.co/Zz7cDXG3B2</a> </p>— Kashana (@kashanacauley) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963105836259266561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2018</a>
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<p>Several other people seem to agree with her.</p>
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Beyoncé or Dee Reynolds??? <a href="https://t.co/foVm2hsmUF">pic.twitter.com/foVm2hsmUF</a> </p>— Prego 🍅 (@jaySaucin92) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963302525452673024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a>
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Ok, before I read the message, I straight thought it was supposed to be Kaitlin Olson. <a href="https://t.co/5zxSTvET7V">pic.twitter.com/5zxSTvET7V</a> </p>— The Coldest Blood Runs Through My Veins (@sonofblaine) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963706235018186753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2018</a>
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<p>Others think it's suspicious that the figure has light skin.</p>
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<a href="https://t.co/V1XRWh72bi">pic.twitter.com/V1XRWh72bi</a> </p>— Fatness Inherjeans (@chocl8girl) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963134913779322881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2018</a>
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These wax sculptor people keep making Beyoncé white, and just... no. <a href="https://t.co/0yRtQWtfsH">https://t.co/0yRtQWtfsH</a> </p>— First Time Trek 🖤🧡 (@FirstTimeTrek) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963151217659600903?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2018</a>
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<a href="https://t.co/xojGnYvCae">pic.twitter.com/xojGnYvCae</a> </p>— Hector Zertuche-Holder (@ZertucheHector) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963277263176335362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a>
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<p>Many people have rejected the wax replica because it looks nothing like the singer.</p>
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<a href="https://t.co/o5dZNDl0Se">pic.twitter.com/o5dZNDl0Se</a> </p>— Blind Guy McSqueezy (@Daryl_Davon) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963294159355310081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a>
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No. Not even close. </p>— Julie Morris (@JulieMoJAPLM) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963112979284856833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2018</a>
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<p>"The wax figure's face! she can't believe she's supposed to be Beyoncé," Twitter user <a href="https://twitter.com/notallbhas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@notallbhas</a> wrote.</p>
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the wax figure’s face! she can’t believe she’s supposed to be Beyoncé, either <a href="https://t.co/1zIbrXS7Of">https://t.co/1zIbrXS7Of</a> </p>— jonathan frandzone (@notallbhas) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963159891115429889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2018</a>
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<p>Scriver, the original poster, and <a href="https://twitter.com/jess__bloom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jessica Bloom</a>, a <a href="https://jessicabloom.contently.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Toronto-based writer</a>, pointed out that other figures in the museum also seemed off.</p>
<p>Bloom shared a picture of the museum's rendition of <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/pamela-anderson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pamela Anderson</a> to prove her point.</p>
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This is Pamela Anderson, for example. <a href="https://t.co/xs7s8FmtCv">pic.twitter.com/xs7s8FmtCv</a> </p>— Jessica Bloom (@jess__bloom) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963443790798360577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a>
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<p>Scriver also pointed out that the sculpture of "<a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/twilight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twilight</a>" era <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/robert-pattinson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Robert Pattinson</a> and <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/kristen-stewart" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kristen Stewart</a> is noteworthy.</p>
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The Robert Pattinson one is pretty good as well. <a href="https://t.co/lnPcN7rNgv">pic.twitter.com/lnPcN7rNgv</a> </p>— Ama Scriver (@amascriver) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963444634214006784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a>
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<p>And Bloom shared a video of the museum's <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/celine-dion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Celine Dion</a> replica.</p>
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One more though. <a href="https://t.co/7NEVQx0Tn1">pic.twitter.com/7NEVQx0Tn1</a> </p>— Jessica Bloom (@jess__bloom) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963505256125497344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a>
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<p>Bloom said the museum is a tourist trap. "For real I am obsessed with how bad this wax museum is. It is the rudest tourist attraction," she tweeted.</p>
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For real I am obsessed with how bad this wax museum is. It is the rudest tourist attraction. </p>— Jessica Bloom (@jess__bloom) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/963443424421646336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2018</a>
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<p>But Louis Tussaud's isn't alone in its struggle to capture Queen Bey's essence in wax form. In July 2017, Allure's editor <a href="https://twitter.com/heymichellelee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michelle Lee</a> pointed out that wax replicas of Knowles-Carter are almost always inaccurate.</p>
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Theory: Beyoncé wax figure makers have never seen Beyoncé <a href="https://t.co/bZ2PWCUzUs">pic.twitter.com/bZ2PWCUzUs</a> </p>— Michelle Lee (@heymichellelee) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/887462386168475648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2017</a>
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<p>Also in July 2017, people were furious because they felt a figure of Knowles-Carter showcased in <span> </span><a href="https://www.madametussauds.com/orlando/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Madame Tussauds</a><span> in New York City <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/madame-tussauds-beyonce-wax-figure-looks-white-2017-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made her appear white</a>.</span></p>
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Beyonce' wax figure at <a href="https://twitter.com/MadameTussauds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MadameTussauds</a> is FIERCE! <a href="https://t.co/7UDyi9VEWT">pic.twitter.com/7UDyi9VEWT</a> </p>— Joe (@CCFan007) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/887436555786354693?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2017</a>
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<p><span>The museum removed the figure from the showroom and told Page Six that <a href="https://pagesix.com/2017/07/19/lousy-beyonce-wax-figure-sets-off-the-beyhive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the attraction's lighting and flash photography</a> may have altered the image's appearance. </span><span></span><span>But later that month, the museum reignited the controversy when it released a <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/madame-tussauds-beyonce-wax-figure-white-orange-2017-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new, seemingly orange version of the figure</a>.</span></p>
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<p>Here are 25 celebrity couples with some extreme height differences.&nbsp;</p><h3>At 5' 4", Mila Kunis is much shorter than her 6' 2" husband, Ashton Kutcher.</h3>
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<br/><br/><h3>Kristen Bell is a petite 5' 1" standing next to her husband Dax Shepard, who is more than a foot taller at 6' 2".</h3>
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<br/><br/><h3>Will Smith stands 14 inches above his 5' 0" wife Jada Pinkett Smith at 6'2".</h3>
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Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:54:00 -0500Daniel Boan
<p><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5a844df642e1cc08b616385b-820/selena gomez 1.jpg" alt="selena gomez" data-mce-source="Jeff Spicer/Getty Images" /></p><p></p>
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<li><strong>Selena Gomez joined the long list of celebrities getting bangs in 2018.</strong></li>
<li><strong>She debuted her new curtain bangs with lengthy extensions at Coach's 2018 New York Fashion Show on Tuesday.</strong></li>
<li><strong>The look is super versatile.</strong></li>
<li><strong>She previously chopped her hair into a platinum blonde lob.</strong></li>
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<p><br />It seems like <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/short-bangs-trendiest-celebirty-hairstyle-2018-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bangs are becoming the hottest celebrity hair trend of 2018</a>, and <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/selena-gomez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Selena Gomez</a> is taking it up a notch.&nbsp;</p>
<p>While most celebrities are opting for <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/emma-watson-new-bangs-photos-2018-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">choppy micro-bangs</a>, Gomez attended Coach's 2018 <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/new-york-fashion-week" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Fashion Week</a> show on Tuesday with her long wispy bangs swept to the center to accentuate her flowing locks.</p>
<p><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5a844df642e1cc08b616385c-1200/gettyimages-917851058.jpg" alt="Selena Gomez Coach New York Fashion Week with bangs 2018" data-mce-source="Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images" data-mce-caption="Selena Gomez attends Coach 1941 during New York Fashion Week at Basketball City on February 13, 2018 in New York City." /></p>
<p>Selena previously debuted <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/selena-gomez-bangs-photo-2017-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">her bangs back in December</a>, but now that they've grown out and are <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/selena-gomez-dyed-her-blonde-hair-back-to-brown-2017-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">back to her signature brunette shade</a>, they completely transform her look. She paired them with a full Coach ensemble featuring a floral maxi dress, black leather jacket, and cowboy boots for some added edge.</p>
<p><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5a844df642e1cc08b616385d-1200/gettyimages-917882720.jpg" alt="Selena Gomez Coach New York Fashion Week 2018 bangs" data-mce-source="Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images" data-mce-caption="Actress Selena Gomez attends the Coach Fall 2018 Runway Show at Basketball City on February 13, 2018 in New York City." /></p>
<p>Gomez was previously pictured on Thursday with her bangs parted down the middle and tucked back on the sides &mdash; minus the lengthy extensions she added for Fashion Week.</p>
<p><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5a844df642e1cc08b616385e-1200/spl1656840002.jpg" alt="Selena Gomez" data-mce-source="Splash News" data-link="http://www.splashnews.com/" /></p>
<p>It's a subtle change, but shows the versatility of her slightly longer style compared to&nbsp;the <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/short-bangs-trendiest-celebirty-hairstyle-2018-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trendy baby bangs</a> we've been seeing everywhere.</p>
<p>Either way, Gomez's latest <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/celebrity-hair-transformations-2017-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hair transformation</a> is proof that the trend isn't going away any time soon.</p>
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Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:23:50 -0500Anjelica Oswald
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<li><strong>Paris Jackson shared a video from her private childhood on her Instagram.</strong></li>
<li><strong>The video showed her and older brother Prince laughing in front of the camera. </strong></li>
<li><strong>She posted the video to celebrate Prince's 21st birthday. </strong></li>
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<p><a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/paris-jackson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris Jackson</a> offered a glimpse into her private childhood in an emotional birthday post to her older brother Prince Jackson. </p>
<p>The 19-year-old daughter of <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/michael-jackson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Jackson</a> shared a home video of her and Prince laughing and smiling for the camera as they each battle to be in front. Someone behind the camera tells them to dance, so Prince busts out some moves. </p>
<p><span>"My dearest brother. I could fly to the moon and back a thousand times and the distance still wouldn't amount to how much I adore you," she wrote in the caption to honor Prince's 21st birthday. "I’ve always looked up to you, and to this day you're still the greatest role model I could ever hope for."</span></p>
<p><span>She continued the lengthy, nostalgic post recalling old memories and expressing her adoration for her brother.</span></p>
<p><span>"I miss playing Hot Wheels and My Little Pony with you, I miss fighting like pirates and trying to cast spells with our 'Harry Potter' wands," she wrote. "I miss the Saturdays where we would sleep in and eat porridge and OJ and watch 'Gargoyles' and 'Transformers' (and sometimes cartoons in Arabic?), and staying up late listening to you tell us wild bed time [sic] stories that always had a crazy twist at the end." </span></p>
<p><span>She called Prince her "best friend in the whole wide universe." </span></p>
<p><span>Her caption continued: "You're the most fun, genuine, determined and hilarious person I know. It makes ma soul happy to know dat I can always count on you, and no matter where we are in the world and in life, my home is with you and the little guy." </span></p>
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<p>The Jackson siblings are super close. In an interview on NBC's "Today," Prince said he and his siblings<span> </span><a href="http://people.com/music/prince-michael-jackson-strong-bond-siblings-katherine-jackson-custody-transfer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">share a tight bond</a>.</p>
<p>"Me and my siblings get along really well — especially my sister," he said. "She's grown so much and she's been able to really step up. I don't really see myself as her older brother. We're equal partners when it comes down to it. B.G. is just so mature for his age. It's a pretty strong bond."</p>
<p>Paris shared a <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/paris-jackson-photo-brother-blanket-michael-son-2017-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">family photo</a> back in December 2017 for Christmas that offered a rare glimpse at Blanket, the youngest Jackson sibling. The 15-year-old <span>reportedly changed his name to Bigi or B.G. in 2015. People magazine said the </span><a href="http://people.com/music/michael-jackson-son-blanket-name-change-bigi-confident/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">name change was brought on</a><span> by years of being bullied.</span></p>
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Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:01:32 -0500Anjelica Oswald
<p><span><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5a8344e25245ae001f3a4a26-852/gettyimages-821686772.jpg" alt="John Owen Lowe, Rob Lowe and Matthew Lowe" data-mce-source="Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images" data-mce-caption="John Owen Lowe, Rob Lowe and Matthew Lowe attend Build to discuss 'The Lowe Files'at Build Studio on July 24, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)"></span></p>
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<li><strong>Rob Lowe has two sons, Matthew and John Owen.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Both boys have mostly stayed away from acting, but starred in their own reality show with their dad.</strong></li>
<li><strong>"The Lowe Files" was Rob's idea.</strong></li>
<li><strong>The show took the Lowe men to haunted locations and sites of unsolved mysteries. </strong></li>
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<p><br><a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/rob-lowe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rob Lowe</a>'s sons may not have followed him into acting, but they were roped into a small reality show all thanks to their interest in mystery and adventure.</p>
<p>"It was a great way for me to spend time with my boys and go and look for stuff that we've always talked about together as a family and laughed over and argued over," Lowe told INSIDER about shooting "The Lowe Files" while promoting <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/rob-lowe-healthy-eating-and-when-he-cheats-atkins-2018-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his new gig as a spokesman for Atkins</a>.</p>
<p>The 53-year-old father and sons Matthew, 24, and John Owen, 22, shot the nine-episode reality series for A&amp;E. The series took them to various locations around the country as they explored haunted areas and dug into unsolved mysteries and superstitions. Lowe came up with the idea after the channel reached out to him.</p>
<p>"My sons and I have always loved adventures together, and the people at A&amp;E had asked me if there was anything in the reality space that I would ever consider doing," he said. "I said, 'Well I'd like to do something that would be like the shows that I loved growing up and the shows I love now, like 'Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown' and you mix that in with 'Scooby-Doo...' and they said they could do it."</p>
<p><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5a8344e25245ae001f3a4a27-1080/thelowefilesrp199749hd1920x1080-16x9.jpg" alt="the lowe files" data-mce-source="A&amp;E"></p>
<p>John Owen told Build that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGFG0tvrbXg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">their dad's idea</a> came as surprise.</p>
<p>"It was a bit of a double take, but also, we were really excited," he said. "It was an opportunity to spend a bunch of time together that we otherwise would not have had."</p>
<p>Despite growing up around film sets, both sons have largely stayed away from show business. Though John Owen had a guest role on his dad's show "The Grinder," he's a student at Stanford. Matthew is currently studying at Loyola Law School.</p>
<p>The boys were at school and Lowe was shooting "Code Black" when the opportunity to take on their own show arrived. They met on weekends to film the episodes.</p>
<p>"We literally had to put aside our day jobs and then travel the country on the weekend," Lowe said. "It was very, very arduous. We would literally never have a day off because of it."</p>
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<p>Lowe said he was surprised by how "natural" his sons were on camera, but that it was all authentic.</p>
<p>"They've grown up around all of it — being on set they know how movies and TV shows are made. There was no real mystery and they weren't nervous at all," he said. "It really is exactly what we're like. All of our little relationship foibles and quirks were on full display."</p>
<p>No plans are set for a second season, but Lowe said he is up for it.</p>
<p>"If we ever got our schedules back in sync, I would certainly do it again," he said.</p>
<p>"The Lowe Files" aired in the fall of 2017, but <a href="https://gowatchit.com/watch/shows/the-lowe-files-267517" target="_blank" rel="noopener">you can watch it on various streaming platforms</a>.</p>
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<p>Finding out that your favorite <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/celebrity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">celebrity</a> is a nice person is a comforting feeling.</p>
<p>It's always nice to know that you've been rooting for someone who actually walks the walk and is who they say they are, whether that means they're a <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/celebrities-good-tippers-2018-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">good tipper</a> or they love chatting with fans.</p>
<p>We usually don't know celebrities beyond their social media profiles or interviews, so it can be hard to tell what's real and what's not.</p>
<p>These 20 celebrities impressed the likes of <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/4avygv/who_is_the_nicest_celebrity_encounter_youve_had/?st=jdl2h7qs&amp;sh=46fb1778" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reddit</a>, brightening their days in many different &mdash; and sometimes hilarious &mdash; &nbsp;ways.</p>
<p><strong>Disclaimer:</strong> Since this is Reddit, INSIDER was unable to independently verify any of the claims made below, but they sure are fun to read.</p><h3>Hayley Williams was more than willing to chat while shopping at Sephora.</h3>
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<p><p>"I ran into Hayley Williams from Paramore in a Sephora last year. She was very sweet and didn't seem bothered to speak to me at all. She also had really nice skin, I kinda regret not asking her what facial products she uses." - Redditor <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/4avygv/who_is_the_nicest_celebrity_encounter_youve_had/d140yjq/?st=jdl23vst&amp;sh=93f14617" target="_blank" rel="noopener">jigsaw_puzzles</a></p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>Ludacris gave a nearby table free drinks at a bowling alley.</h3>
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<p><p>"I was bowling at the top of the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, and my group accidentally got another group's drink order. Turns out it was the table right next to us. I go up to this kinda short guy and tap him on the shoulder and say, 'Hey man, I think we may have gotten your guys' drinks by accident.' Guy turns around and it's Ludacris. He says, 'No worries brother, keep 'em. We out. Y'all have a good night aight.' Thanks Lud!" - Redditor <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/6spm7j/what_was_your_most_surprisingly_nice_celebrity/dleqg0t/?st=jdl22z78&amp;sh=04bdd1b5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AgentSauce</a></p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>Kristen Wiig stopped on her way out of a coffee shop for a conversation and a hug</h3>
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<p><p>"I met Kristen Wiig as she was coming out of a coffee shop. Struck up a conversation with her, we talked and laughed for a couple of minutes, and then I gave her a hug. Nice lady. Really pretty too." - Redditor <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/4avygv/who_is_the_nicest_celebrity_encounter_youve_had/d13z7yi/?st=jdl24h40&amp;sh=c50f84d0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[deleted]</a></p></p>
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Mon, 12 Feb 2018 14:58:00 -0500Lucy Yang
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<p>On November 27, 2017,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/prince-harry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prince Harry</a> and <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/meghan-markle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meghan Markle</a> announced the happy news of their engagement to the world.</p>
<p>While the two have kept their relationship relatively private, they've revealed a few details about their upcoming wedding since then.</p>
<p>Below, we've rounded up everything we know about their wedding so far, including where it'll take place, what Markle might wear, and who'll probably be invited.</p><h3>Harry and Markle will get married on May 19, 2018.</h3>
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<p><p>Kensington Palace announced the news on December 15, 2017, in a statement <a href="https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/941654708661444608" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on Twitter</a>.</p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>The couple may have chosen their spring wedding date for an emotional reason.</h3>
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<p><p>Royals expert Kate Nicholl told <a href="http://www.etonline.com/touching-reason-behind-prince-harry-meghan-markles-whirlwind-wedding-date-and-venue-91804" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Entertainment Tonight</a>&nbsp;in 2017 that Harry chose the date in honor of his 96-year-old grandfather, <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/prince-harry-meghan-markle-wedding-date-2017-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prince Philip</a>, Duke of Edinburgh.</p>
<p>"He's incredibly close to his grandfather," Nicholl explained. "Harry thought it was a great thing to [have] the wedding sooner rather than later, so his grandfather could be there, fit and healthy."</p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>Harry and Markle are reportedly planning a small, intimate wedding.</h3>
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<p><p>Harry also reportedly wants&nbsp;<span>his wedding to be "a little bit more intimate," especially compared to&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=schQZY3QjCw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his older brother's</a><span>.</span></p>
<p>"He didn't want to have such a big royal wedding at Westminster Abbey &mdash; it doesn't need to be as big as William's wedding," Nicholl told ET.&nbsp;"I think Harry and Meghan were both united on the idea of having a small, family, intimate wedding."</p></p>
<br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/meghan-markle-prince-harry-wedding-details-2017-12#/#the-wedding-will-start-at-noon-in-st-georges-chapel-at-windsor-castle-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> http://www.businessinsider.com/chrissy-teigen-pregnant-naked-making-salad-photo-2018-2Pregnant Chrissy Teigen is naked and making salad in a hilarious photo posthttp://www.businessinsider.com/chrissy-teigen-pregnant-naked-making-salad-photo-2018-2
Mon, 12 Feb 2018 10:46:12 -0500Anjelica Oswald
<p><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5a81baba7101ad50794da0b9-875/gettyimages-906913412.jpg" alt="chrissy teigen" data-mce-source="Tara Ziemba/Getty Images"></p><p></p>
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<li><strong>Chrissy Teigen shared a hilarious photo from her kitchen Sunday.</strong></li>
<li><strong>The model was making a salad while topless.</strong></li>
<li><strong>She strategically placed salad emojis over her chest.</strong></li>
<li><strong>She asked that people not shame her for being comfortable. </strong></li>
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<p><br>Chrissy Teigen knows how to strategically use emojis. </p>
<p>The 32-year-old shared a hilarious photo Sunday showing her comfortably making salad while topless in her kitchen. She used salad emojis to cover up her chest and was also wearing a towel. </p>
<p>"P<span>lz [sic] don't shame me," she wrote in the caption. "I am a strong proud salad making woman just being natural and trying to live my life." </span></p>
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<p>Teigen, who is expecting her second child with husband John Legend, has been documenting her pregnancy since the couple <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/chrissy-teigen-and-john-legend-pregnant-baby-2017-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced the news</a> in November. </p>
<p>As for her caption, Teigen has spoken about mommy shaming and body shaming in the past. </p>
<p>While speaking at the <span>Beautycon Festival in August 2017, Teigen described feeling self-conscious about her body. </span></p>
<p><span>"There have been times I've cried to John, where I felt like I would never have that body. Everyone has a butt now and curves and a little waist and that's not me," she said. "I'm jealous of those bodies and I want that, but I also feel like I really want to be cool with my body because of people like you guys." </span></p>
<p>When some people shamed Teigen for a <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/chrissy-teigen-mom-shamed-for-the-way-she-held-daughter-2018-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">photo she shared of herself holding her daughter Luna</a> on a slide, she sarcastically responded in her comments. </p>
<p><span>"Wish you guys would have told me about the leg thing earlier. They broke. Both of them," she wrote. "And everyone else's in the park broke too just from watching it happen. There are so many broken legs here (heads up photos are a one second moment in time, I was lifting her onto my lap)."</span></p>
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Fri, 09 Feb 2018 17:50:24 -0500Anjelica Oswald
<p><span><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5a7e26b87101ad40467632f5-1200/gettyimages-868780738.jpg" alt="rob lowe" data-mce-source="Ezra Shaw/Getty Images"></span></p>
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<li><strong>Rob Lowe is the new spokesperson for Atkins. </strong></li>
<li><strong>The actor told INSIDER that he doesn't like diets.</strong></li>
<li><strong>He maintains his healthy lifestyle by eating high-protein, low-sugar, and low-carb foods.</strong></li>
<li><strong>But he isn't afraid to indulge every once in a while.</strong></li>
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<p><br><a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/rob-lowe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rob Lowe</a> isn't a fan of "<a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/diets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">diets</a>."</p>
<p>The 53-year-old actor, who was recently named as a spokesperson for Atkins, would rather eat to maintain a healthy lifestyle instead of to lose weight. </p>
<p>"I'm not a huge fan of diets," the actor told INSIDER. "Diets make it seem like you do it for a certain amount of time, and then you fall off of it, and then you come back to it."</p>
<p>Lowe said the Atkins diet is a good fit for him because he was basically following the eating habits on his own for years before. The Atkins diet is a nutritional plan that promotes eating high-protein, low-sugar, and low-carb foods. Atkins is looking to extend their brand beyond weight loss into a healthy routine. </p>
<p>"Having a healthy lifestyle and trying to eat well has been a natural part of my life for a long, long time," Lowe said. "So when [Atkins] asked me to partner with them to help remind people that it was a lifestyle, not necessarily a diet, it was a really good fit. That's what I've been doing anyway."</p>
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<p>The "Code Black" actor stays active and eats consciously. But he does indulge every once in a while. He said pizza and milkshakes were his "downfall."</p>
<p>"I know that there are days where I'm going to want comfort food and to watch the Super Bowl and have nachos and stuff like that," he said. "But I don't beat myself up about it because I know overall that this long-term lifestyle commitment for me is always going to be fine."</p>
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<p>The best way to maintain a healthy lifestyle, Lowe said, is to simply take each day at a time.</p>
<p>"You don't have to make any big sweeping commitments. Just do the best you can do for yourself today," he said. "Worry about tomorrow, tomorrow. Then you look back and all of a sudden you've strung together a lot of days where you've done the right things by yourself."</p>
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Fri, 09 Feb 2018 14:12:00 -0500Hannah Goldstein
<p><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/58f8e61cdd0895ce7d8b4c1d-2292/undefined" alt="Jennifer-Aniston" data-mce-source="Getty Images / Gareth Cattermole" data-link="http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&amp;language=en-US&amp;family=editorial&amp;assetType=image&amp;mt=photography&amp;p=jennifer+aniston#37"></p><p></p>
<p>Jennifer Aniston has long been admired by American women for her grounded&nbsp;sense of style and <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/what-jennifer-aniston-eats-2017-2">her ability to look young as she ages</a>.</p>
<p>Despite her celebrity and wealth, she's always worn clothing that the average woman could easily transition into their own lives. She defines the best version of the "every woman's style," something that has stuck with her from the very moment she appeared in the spotlight.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Follow along as we dissect Aniston's evolution from '90s chic to modern-day style maven.&nbsp;</p><h3>Aniston's big break came with her first TV role on "Friends." Her go-to looks included a jeans-and-T-shirt ensemble, and a classic Little Black Dress. "The Rachel" hairstyle also became a huge '90s trend.</h3>
<img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/58f8e61cdd0895ce7d8b4c05-400-300/anistons-big-break-came-with-her-first-tv-role-on-friends-her-go-to-looks-included-a-jeans-and-t-shirt-ensemble-and-a-classic-little-black-dress-the-rachel-hairstyle-also-became-a-huge-90s-trend.jpg" alt="" />
<br/><br/><h3>Just a couple years later, in 1997, Aniston is back on the red carpet in another LBD. Her up-do is a lot like one that her "Friends" character, Rachel Green, would wear.</h3>
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<br/><br/><h3>Aniston isn't the only member of the "Friends" cast to rock a classic black dress.</h3>
<img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/58f8e61cdd0895ce7d8b4c07-400-300/aniston-isnt-the-only-member-of-the-friends-cast-to-rock-a-classic-black-dress.jpg" alt="" />
<br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/jennifer-aniston-style-evolution-2017-4#/#aniston-experimented-with-her-style-a-little-when-she-was-dating-brad-pitt-this-sequin-embellished-dress-is-certainly-a-departure-from-the-actress-signature-style-as-is-her-hairstyle-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> http://www.businessinsider.com/kendall-jenner-safari-outfit-bag-fashion-week-2018-2Kendall Jenner wore a safari-style outfit with a 'gun bag' to walk around New York Cityhttp://www.businessinsider.com/kendall-jenner-safari-outfit-bag-fashion-week-2018-2
Fri, 09 Feb 2018 12:52:00 -0500Susanna Heller
<p><strong><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5a7de0e27101ad37274eaa51-752/kendall thumb.jpg" alt="Kendall Jenner Fashion Week" data-mce-source="Splash News" data-mce-caption="Kendall Jenner Fashion Week" data-link="http://www.splashnews.com/index.pgi" /></strong></p>
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<li><strong>Kendall Jenner wore an all-beige outfit while shopping in New York City on Thursday.</strong></li>
<li><strong>She paired corduroy pants with a beige jacket, colorful&nbsp;turtleneck, tiny sunglasses, and a green purse.</strong></li>
<li><strong>The unconventional purse, designed by Private Policy, is called a "Green Club Gun Bag."</strong></li>
<li><strong>She looked fit for a jungle expedition &mdash; not to go shopping in the concrete jungle.</strong></li>
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<p><strong><br /></strong><a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/fashion-week-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Fashion Week</a> officially got started on Thursday, and <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/kendall-jenner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kendall Jenner</a> stepped out in <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/new-york-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York City</a> wearing an <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/fashion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">outfit</a> that looked like it was fit for a jungle expedition.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5a7de0e27101ad37274eaa52-1200/kendall outfit.jpg" alt="kendall outfit Fashion Week" data-mce-source="Splash News" data-mce-caption="Kendall Jenner Fashion Week" data-link="http://www.splashnews.com/index.pgi" />The model paired a beige military-inspired jacket with corduroy pants, a colorful&nbsp;turtleneck, <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/kanye-west-emailed-kim-kardashian-style-advice-2018-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tiny sunglasses</a>, and a green purse for an outfit that looked more appropriate for a safari than it did for a shopping trip in New York City's SoHo neighborhood.</p>
<p>Still, the&nbsp;outfit was truly fashion forward, as a designer called <a href="http://www.privatepolicyny.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Private Policy</a> debuted the jacket, pants, and purse during Men's Fashion Week on February 1. A representative for the designer told INSIDER the purse is called a "Green Club Gun Bag." Jenner hooked the unconventional purse onto her belt loop so she didn't have to carry it.</p>
<p><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5a7de0e27101ad37274eaa53-1200/gun purse.jpg" alt="gun purse Kendall Jenner Fashion Week" data-mce-source="Splash News" data-mce-caption="Kendall Jenner Fashion Week" data-link="http://www.splashnews.com/index.pgi" /></p>
<p>If you want to get <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/kardashians" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jenner's</a> look yourself, you'll have to wait a bit as it's part of Private Policy's Fall/Winter 2018 collection. The designer's representative told us that the collection&nbsp;will be available in the US and Europe by July and in Asia by September.</p>
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Fri, 09 Feb 2018 10:43:34 -0500Susanna Heller
<p><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5a7dc31d7101ad33be05e0ec-1536/gettyimages-663923238.jpg" alt="kim and north west kardashian" data-mce-source="Rich Fury/Forum Photos via Getty Images"></p><p></p>
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<li><strong>On Thursday, Kim Kardashian West posted a new semi-topless picture on Instagram.</strong></li>
<li><strong>The caption of the photo is "<span>📷 by North," implying that her 4-year-old daughter North West took the picture. </span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span>North is also visible in the background of the photo, although her face is eclipsed by the camera's flash.</span></strong></li>
<li><strong>People are having mixed reactions.<br></strong></li>
<li><strong>Some people are mom-shaming Kardashian West, while others are defending her.</strong></li>
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<p>Just about everything <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/kim-kardashian" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kim Kardashian West</a> does seems to be up for debate. From what she posts on <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/internet-culture" target="_blank" rel="noopener">social media</a> to how she raises her children, a lot of people have <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/mom-shaming" target="_blank" rel="noopener">strong opinions</a>. </p>
<p>On Thursday, <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/kardashians" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the reality TV star</a> nearly broke the internet again when she shared a semi-topless picture on <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/instagram" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> that was taken by her 4-year-old daughter, <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/north-west" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North West</a>.</p>
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<p>The caption of the picture is "📸 by North," implying that her daughter took the picture. While the foreground of the picture focuses on Kardashian West's back as she appears to take off her bra, West is visible in the background, although her face is eclipsed by the camera's flash.</p>
<p>People have a lot of feelings about the picture. At the time of this post, it had over 2 million likes and 37,000 comments. </p>
<p>Some people are mom-shaming Kardashian West.</p>
<p>"Wtffff???? Why would you do that to North. I feel bad for her," one Instagram user commented. "Okay this is getting too far like you made your child take a photo of you removing your bra," another said. "You should be ashamed!! Smh," a third person added.</p>
<p>Others accused Kardashian West of posting these for attention after <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/kylie-jenner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kylie Jenner</a> dominated news cycles following the birth of her daughter <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/kylie-jenner-baby-last-name-2018-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stormi Webster</a> on <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/kylie-jenner-birth-announcement-instagram-2018-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">February 1</a>.</p>
<p>"We GET IT, Kylie just had a baby and now you need attention," one person commented. "Lol 'Kylie's in the limelight, what can I do to get attention?'" someone else wrote.</p>
<p>But her fans are defending her. </p>
<p>"There's nothing wrong with this. People just have no lives so they make innocent these [sic] seem bad," one person wrote. "<span>I hate when people comment negativity [sic]. [Especially] telling other women how to be a mother," another person wrote.</span></p>
<p><span>Some people have suggested that Kardashian West didn't know her daughter was taking a picture of her.</span></p>
<p>"I [suspect] the little one was playing with the phone and taking random snaps. That's what kids do. My kids have taken lots of weird photos over the years," someone said. "Most likely Kim didn't know she was taking a picture until it happened and thought it was cute. But if that's not the case, you still have no right to judge her, in what she posts and how to raise her daughter," another person noted.</p>
<p>Others said they found the picture to be inspiring and empowering.</p>
<p>"I see nothing wrong with this picture at all. People have been throwing shade at the Kardashians for years. It's great that Kim is teaching her daughter to not be ashamed of her body. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kimkardashian/"><span>@kimkardashian</span></a> keep slaying girl, let the haters hate!!!" an Instagram user commented.</p>
<p>It seems that Kardashian West hasn't addressed the backlash directly on social media. Representatives for the reality TV star didn't immediately respond to INSIDER's request for comment.</p>
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<p>This isn't the first time Kardashian West has been mom-shamed. Last month, critics called out the new mom of three for posing <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/kim-kardashian-mom-shamed-naked-photo-instagram-2018-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">naked</a> and <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/kim-kardashian-controversial-topless-photo-mom-shaming-2018-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">topless</a> and posting on social media while her son <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/kim-kardashian-son-saint-hospitalized-pneumonia-2018-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Saint West recovered from pneumonia</a>.</p>
<p><em>Sign up <a href="http://e.businessinsider.com/join/insider-social-first?_ga=2.116298127.865818284.1517839131-1628862360.1496841778" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> to get INSIDER's favorite stories straight to your inbox.</em></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/kim-kardashian-north-west-semi-topless-picture-reactions-2018-2#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> <p>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/clothing-line-solves-problems-for-breastfeeding-moms-2017-11">This clothing line solves a big problem for breastfeeding moms</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/tv-shows-drastic-cast-changes-2018-213 TV shows that have gone through drastic cast changeshttp://www.businessinsider.com/tv-shows-drastic-cast-changes-2018-2
Fri, 09 Feb 2018 09:16:00 -0500Anjelica Oswald
<p><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5a7cd0c6ec1ade28870bfdb6-835/screen-shot-2013-03-27-at-3-02-38-am.png" alt="grey's anatomy" data-mce-source="ABC" /></p><p></p>
<p>Television shows can go through some drastic changes as their runs increase.&nbsp;</p>
<p>As original cast members leave and new cast members join, the show can look a lot different from when it started. That includes shows like "Grey's Anatomy," which only has four original cast members remaining. Other shows are made to constantly change, like "Doctor Who."</p>
<p>Here are 13 shows that have gone through some drastic cast changes over their runs.</p><h3>"Once Upon a Time" went through drastic changes after its sixth season.</h3>
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<p><p>Six longtime cast members <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/once-upon-a-time-season-7-new-characters-2017-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">left the show</a> before the seventh season: Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin), Prince Charming (Josh Dallas), Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison), Henry (Jared Gilmore), Belle (Emilie de Ravin), and Zelena/The Wicked Witch (Rebecca Mader). Some of <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/once-upon-a-time-season-7-info-2017-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">them did return</a> for at least one episode. But the show added a slew of new characters to the cast, including Andrew J. West as an older Henry.</p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>None of the original cast of "Law and Order" made it to the end of the show.</h3>
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<p><p>Six main actors were featured during the police drama's first season. Of those six, Steven Hill lasted the longer. The actor didn't leave until season 10.&nbsp;S. Epatha Merkerson&nbsp;joined during season four and lasted through the end of the 20 seasons. Sam Waterston joined during season five and also lasted until the end.&nbsp;</p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>Mariska Hargitay is the only cast member of "Law and Order: Special Victim's Unit" to star on the show since season one.</h3>
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<p><p>Ice-T, who joined on season two, is the only other actor to stick around for roughly the whole show. Christopher Meloni, who played Elliot Stabler, was Hargitay's partner and left during season 12. Both Richard Belzer and Dann Florek started on season one and left during season 15. Now on season 19, the detective drama has added some new officers and district attorneys to the cast.&nbsp;</p></p>
<br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/tv-shows-drastic-cast-changes-2018-2#/#no-one-is-safe-on-greys-anatomy-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> http://www.businessinsider.com/nicole-kidman-viral-moments-2018-29 times Hollywood treasure Nicole Kidman accidentally went viral and dominated the internethttp://www.businessinsider.com/nicole-kidman-viral-moments-2018-2
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 13:24:22 -0500Jacob Shamsian
<p><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5a7c96e2ec1ade2295686dd9-1905/nicole-kidman-eating-bugs-for-vanity-fair-skitched.jpg" alt="nicole kidman eating bugs for vanity fair skitched" data-mce-source="Vanity Fair/YouTube" data-mce-caption="Nicole Kidman eating a bug." data-link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3UqLAtdZ04" /></p><p></p>
<p>Nicole Kidman goes viral all the time.</p>
<p>She has one of those magnetic personalities and appearances that people can't keep their eyes off of. It's one of the reasons she's done so well in Hollywood. <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/photos-nicole-kidman-fashion-evolution-2017-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">She's been one of the industry's biggest stars since the 1990s</a> and is still getting acclaim for projects like "Big Little Lies" and "The Beguiled."</p>
<p>What's even more remarkable is that <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/biggest-celebrities-on-social-media-2017-11#nicole-kidman-couldnt-move-without-going-viral-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">she doesn't personally use social media</a>. Her success is completely due to her talent, and the attention on her due to her celebrity status.</p>
<p>Here are nine times Nicole Kidman rocked the internet.</p><h3>At the 2017 Oscars, she had that infamous clap.</h3>
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<p><p>Kidman <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/nicole-kidman-oscars-clap-2017-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">went viral in February last year</a> when the Oscars showed her clapping with what seemed like enormous hands.</p>
<p>After some investigation, it looked like the <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/oscars-nicole-kidman-hands-explanation-2017-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most probable explanation</a> for the big hands was because the ABC cinematographer was shooting with wide-angle lenses really close to her hands. Those kinds of lenses are ideal for capturing big crowds, but distort things that are close to the camera.</p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>Nicole Kidman did NOT like chef Giada de Laurentiis's cooking.</h3>
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<p> <p>On an episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" last May, Kidman <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/nicole-kidman-just-shaded-giadas-cooking-on-ellen-2017-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appeared alongside</a> chef Giada de Laurentiis, who cooked some pizza.</p>
<p>Typically on these shows the celebrity guest eats the food, gestures appreciatively, and everyone has a good time. Kidman wasn't playing along.</p>
<p>"It's a little tough," Kidman said after taking a bite.&nbsp;"I know you're not meant to criticize ... but it's a little tough!"</p>
<p>The crowd noticed her honesty and <a href="https://twitter.com/JordanApps/status/862310319611367424" target="_blank" rel="noopener">burst out laughing</a>.</p> </p>
<br/><br/><h3>At the Emmys last year, she got buzz for wearing apparently mismatched shoes.</h3>
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<p><p>Kidman got some buzz for wearing what appeared to be mismatched shoes. Her right shoe had a strip of crystals across her toes, while her left one didn't.</p>
<p>Close observers figured out what was happening. There was a strip of crystals across her ankle on her left shoe. <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/nicole-kidman-emmys-shoes-mismatched-2017-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">They were just hidden in the shadows of Kidman's dress</a>. The shoes were designed by Calvin Klein, just like her dress.</p></p>
<br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/nicole-kidman-viral-moments-2018-2#/#at-the-same-ceremony-she-snubbed-her-adopted-kids-in-a-speech-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> http://www.businessinsider.com/kylie-jenner-baby-name-stormi-butterfly-effect-2018-2A mind-blowing theory connects Kylie Jenner's baby's name Stormi with her love of butterflieshttp://www.businessinsider.com/kylie-jenner-baby-name-stormi-butterfly-effect-2018-2
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 13:10:00 -0500Avery Thompson
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<li><strong><a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/kylie-jenner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kylie Jenner</a> announced that <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/kylie-jenner-birth-announcement-instagram-2018-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">her daughter's</a> name is <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/kylie-jenner-baby-last-name-2018-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stormi Webster</a>.</strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/kylie-jenner-baby-name-2018-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">No one saw it coming</a>.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Many people theorized that her daughter would be named something related to a <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/kylie-jenner-new-butterfly-tattoo-2017-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">butterfly</a>, like Mariposa, <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/kylie-jenner-baby-name-c-shaped-flower-arrangement-2018-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chrysalis</a>, or Monarch because butterflies have been a motif in her <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/dating" target="_blank" rel="noopener">relationship</a> with <a href="http://www.thisisinsider.com/category/travis-scott" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Travis Scott.</a></strong></li>
<li><strong>Some people are theorizing that Stormi is actually connected to butterflies because of the butterfly effect, which is an expression for "a cumulatively large effect that a very small natural force may produce over a period of time."</strong></li>
<li><strong>One fan tweeted that the name choice must have come from the idea that "a butterfly can flap its wings and cause a hurricane… Kylie &amp; Travis are the butterfly… They flapped their wings and Stormi is the hurricane."</strong></li>
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<p>Ever since <a href="http://hollywoodlife.com/tag/kylie-jenner" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Kylie Jenner</a>, 20, announced that her daughter's name is <a href="http://hollywoodlife.com/tag/stormi-webster" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Stormi Webster</a>, fans have been trying to figure out <a href="http://hollywoodlife.com/2018/02/07/why-did-kylie-jenner-name-baby-stormi-daughter-travis-scott/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">why Kylie chose that specific name</a>. The name doesn't follow <a href="http://hollywoodlife.com/tag/kris-jenner" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Kris Jenner's</a> "K" name tradition, and Stormi is definitely a unique name no one was expecting. Well, fans have discovered Kylie and <a href="http://hollywoodlife.com/tag/travis-scott" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Travis Scott</a>, 25, could have gotten inspiration from the <a href="http://www.dictionary.com/browse/butterfly-effect" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">butterfly effect</a>, which is defined as "a cumulatively large effect that a very small natural force may produce over a period of time." One fan tweeted that the name choice must have come from the idea that "a butterfly can flap its wings and cause a hurricane… Kylie &amp; Travis are the butterfly… They flapped their wings and Stormi is the hurricane." Honestly, this makes so much sense! Check out more fan tweets below.</p>
<p>Before revealing Stormi's name, Kylie had fans thinking about other potential names <a href="https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/02/05/travis-scott-kylie-jenner-name-baby-butterfly-daughter/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">connected to butterflies</a>. One popular theory was the name Mariposa, since Kylie just released a special edition of her "Posie K" lip kit color. Mariposa is also a type of butterfly. Fans also had butterfly theories revolving around the names Chrysalis and Monarch. But Kylie stumped us all!</p>
<p>HollywoodLife.com learned EXCLUSIVELY why Kylie and Travis decided to forgo the Kardashian-Jenner name tradition and go for something totally different. A source close to the <a href="http://hollywoodlife.com/pics/kylie-jenner-first-pregnancy-video-photos/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">new mom</a> revealed that since both <a href="http://hollywoodlife.com/tag/kourtney-kardashian" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Kourtney Kardashian</a>, 38, <a href="http://hollywoodlife.com/tag/kim-kardashian" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Kim Kardashian</a>, 37, and<a href="http://hollywoodlife.com/tag/rob-kardashian" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> Rob Kardashian</a>, 30, didn't follow the tradition with naming their kids, she wasn't going to either. She wanted to choose a name that allowed her baby girl to "be different" when she got older. Kylie and Travis certainly chose a name that will stand out!</p>
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You know the saying that sometimes a butterflies wings fluttering can cause a hurricane halfway around the world? Well hurricanes are stormi so that explains all the butterfly tattoos, the nursery, lip kit and song. BOOM MIND FRICKIN BLOWN. <a href="https://twitter.com/KylieJenner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KylieJenner</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stormi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#stormi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/butterflyeffect?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#butterflyeffect</a> </p>— Sophie Ryznar (@sophryznar) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/961104352684462080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2018</a>
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I see you Kylie. Flapping wings resulting in a later STORM(i) = the BUTTERFLY effect. Y'all we didn't sleuth hard enough. </p>— Elizabeth (@ElizabethP315) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/961051781672456192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2018</a>
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Kylie's baby might not be named after a butterfly but what if she's named after the Butterfly Effect? <br>"The Butterfly Effect: This effect grants the power to cause a hurricane in China to a butterfly flapping its wings in New Mexico." Butterfly. Hurricane. Storm. Stormi. </p>— Hailey Carl (@haileycarl) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/961078519211220993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2018</a>
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